Something magical happened in the Washington State Supreme Court as the result of a carefully researched and articulated suit brought by appellants: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ) WASHINGTON, a Washington nonprofit ) corporation; EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA, a ) Washington nonprofit corporation; ) WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF ) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, a Washington ) nonprofit corporation; W ASHINGTON ) EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, a Washington ) nonprofit corporation; W A YNE AU, PhD, ) on his own behalf; P A T BRAMAN, on her ) own behalf; DONNA BOYER, on her own ) behalf and on behalf of her minor children; and ) SARAH LUCAS, on her own behalf and on ) behalf of her minor children, )
Though they figured out a strong reasoning to support their case, in the face of other current events, this ruling still seems magical (apparently influencing the course of events by mysterious forces).
We hold that the provisions of I-1240 that designate and treat charter schools as common schools violate article IX, section 2 of our state constitution and are void.
The Washington State Supreme Court rules that charter schools are not common schools in our state